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The latest innovation in UK public transport: Schrödinger's trains

theregister·Richard Speed·22 days ago
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Offbeat A large digital departures board at London Victoria station shows a clock as commuters pass below. Who knows what is going where. Might as well have a lovely beer instead. BORK!BORK!BORK! Guessing games are all the rage, and commuters trying to get home from London Victoria station found themselves flipping a virtual coin to guess the location of their train after Inspector Bork paid a visit to the station's platform board. London Victoria Station is a major transport hub for England's capital city. Trains from the station serve much of the southern part of the country and farther afield. Built around 1860 , the station has had various platform display systems over the years. For a long time, the board was of the Solari split-flap type, replete with a delightful clickety-clack sound as destination information was updated.…

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